Brush-cutter and stump-remover.



APPLICATION FILED JULY 1:). i918.-

In Lien tar.-

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

0562222 1 A Belfersan,

HENRY A. PETERSON, OF OI-IA'ION, ALBERTA, CANADA.

BRUSH-CUTTER AND STUMP-REMOVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

Application filed July 15, 1918. Serial No. 244,987.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. PETERSON, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, and resident of the town of Ohaton, in the Province of Alberta,Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBrush-Gutters and Stump-Removers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in brush cutters and stumpremovers and the objects of the invention are to facilitate clearingland of roots, brush and the like, to render the device simple inconstruction by dispensing with the moving parts so reducing theliability of the cutter going out of order, and generally to adapt thecutter to better perform the functions required of it.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consistsessentially of the improved construction particularly described and setforth in the following specification and accompanying drawings formingpart of the same.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the brush cutter in position prior tocutting the roots of a stump.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the improved brush cutter.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the same.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the improved brush cuttercomprising a cylindrical body portion 10 provided with a lower cuttingedge 11 and having a .V-shaped prong l2 rigidly attached to the front ofthe said body.

The cutter is further provided with a pair of downwardly disposed hooksarranged diametrically opposite each other and at right angles to theaxis passing through the prong 12 of the said body portion. Chains 1 1are designed to be secured to the hooks 13 so that a pulling force maybe applied to the same in a manner to be made clear hereafter.

In the embodiment illustrated, the chains 14: converge and are connectedto a whiflietree or evener 15 by means of a shackle 16 and to thiswhiflietree or evener a convenient type of tractive or pulling force maybe attached.

When the cutter is in use, it is placed in an angularly disposedposition with the prong 12 engaging with or anchored against the stumpand the rear cutting edge 11 about to penetrate the ground.

When a pull is applied to the whiflletree or evener 15 the body 10rotates about the prong 12 so that the cutting edge 11 enters the groundand on engaging or coming into contact with the roots of the stump willcut through the same and so permit of the stump being removed.

From thi description, it will be seen that I have invented a brushcutter which can be advantageously utilized in the clearing of land andin which the several parts are so arranged that they are not liable tobecome broken or go out of use, the simplicity of the device belng suchas would commend itself to farmers. I

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my invention within the scopeof the claims, constructed without departing from the spirit or scopethereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanyingdrawings and specification shall be interpreted as illustrative and notin a limited sense.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A brush cutter and stump remover of the class described, comprising acylindrical body portion having a lower cutting edge, means forattaching the said body portion to a stump and means for applying atractive force to the said cutter.

2. A brush cutter and stump remover of the class described, comprising acylindrical body portion having a lower cutting edge,

a peripheral prong on the body portion portion, and a flexible pullingmember con- 10 adapted to engage With a stump and means nected to thehooks.

for applying a pull to the cutter whereby it In Witness whereof I havehereunto set is rotated about the prong, as and for the my hand in thepresence of two Witnesses.

' purpose specified.

3. A brush cutter and stump remover of PETERSON the class describedcompr-ising a cylincl-ri- Witnesses: cal body portion, a perlphenalprong on the J. K. BURGESS, body portion, a pair of hooks on theflbodyW. MACCAY.

00p!" of this patent may'be obtained'fer five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner-of Iatenta, ewnhington, D. 13."

